Nepal flood death toll rises to 616: police
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In the Himalayas, one disaster can prepare the ground for another, scientist says
28 August 2026
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Environment
Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake overflow threat eases, death toll 579
28 August 2026
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'This tragedy is on a different dimension': Inside the human devastation of Nepal’s flood
28 August 2026
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Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
28 August 2026
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Nature Quest / A cup of 'sea'
28 August 2026
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Wildlife
No Bangladeshi casualties reported in Nepal landslides: Embassy
27 August 2026
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'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
27 August 2026
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Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
27 August 2026
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Explainer / Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know
26 August 2026
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7 illegal brick kilns demolished in Tangail
Seven brick kilns were demolished in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila today for operating illegally in a cropland
9 January 2025
5 arrested with large quantity of illegal polythene in Dhaka
After searching the vehicles, police seized 116 sacks of illegal white polythene, 2,521 pounds of LDPE polythene rolls, three battery-operated vans, and an old pickup truck
9 January 2025
One jailed, 2 fined for illegal sand extraction from Padma
Abdur Rashid and Shahin Alom were fined Tk 50,000 each and Mizanur Rahman sentenced to 20 days imprisonment
9 January 2025
Mild cold wave sweeps parts of Bangladesh, winds intensify difficulties
A mild cold wave is currently sweeping across the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Naogaon, Panchagarh, and Chuadanga and is expected to spread further
9 January 2025
CMCH admits to cutting hill without permission
Brigadier General Mohammed Taslim Uddin, director of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), yesterday admitted to cutting down a hill in the port city to build a burn unit without obtaining permission.
8 January 2025
Icy Himalayan winds send shivers down Dinajpur
Locals bracing for upcoming cold waves
8 January 2025
Two jailed for illegally transporting eight endangered langurs
They were taking the black-faced langurs from Chattogram to Kushtia for sale
8 January 2025
BMD forecasts temperature drop, dense fog across Bangladesh
Cold feelings may intensify during the day due to dense fog
8 January 2025
Electric fence kills elephant, man dies in retaliatory strike
Amid the escalating conflict between humans and elephants in the country, fuelled by the loss of the latter's habitat, another tragic incident occurred in Bandarban on Monday, resulting in the death of an elephant and a man.
7 January 2025
Dhaka needs to urgently prepare for a major quake
Having experienced two earthquakes in the span of a single week, an obvious question looms – are we taking this silent threat seriously enough?
7 January 2025
7-feet long python rescued in Ctg BRTA office
Later it was handed over to the Forest Department
7 January 2025
Mild cold wave: Tetulia records lowest temperature of 9.5 degrees
The weather is expected to remain similar over the next few days
7 January 2025
Rain or drizzle likely today and tomorrow in Rangpur division: BMD
The country's lowest minimum temperature at 11.6 degrees Celsius this morning in Jashore
6 January 2025
Dhaka’s air tops world's most polluted list again
This is the second consecutive day that Dhaka has reported the worst air quality, posing a severe health threat to its residents
6 January 2025
Cold spell likely from January 9
It may drizzle in different places for a couple of days before another cold spell begins on Thursday, Met officials said.
5 January 2025
Prevent start of illegal brick kilns’ operations in hill districts: HC to govt
The High Court today ordered the government to take necessary steps in a week in order to prevent the illegal brick kilns in different places of the three hill districts--Khagrachhari, Bandarban and Rangamati--from starting their activities
5 January 2025
Lowest temperature recorded today at 9.7 degrees Celsius in Tetulia
Dhaka's minimum temperature this morning was 15 degrees Celsius
5 January 2025
Conservation and community: Navigating the human-elephant dilemma
The ongoing human-elephant conflict in Chattogram's Karnaphuli, Anwara, and Banskhali upazilas is a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between wildlife conservation and human livelihoods
4 January 2025
Cold wave over Panchagarh
This morning's lowest temperature, 9.4 degrees Celsius, was recorded in the district's Tetulia upazila
4 January 2025
13 Himalayan vultures rescued last month
Throughout December last year, wildlife rescue teams in the Rangpur division rescued 13 near-threatened Himalayan griffon vultures, along with an eagle and a barn owl (Laxmi Pecha).
3 January 2025